Chapter 27

Sophia listened to the discussions among the members of the design department and felt outraged. She thought the people in the design department were simply disgusting, all hoping for Violet to end up with a bad outcome.

In the stairwell, Violet answered her phone with a blank expression. “Hello. What do you want?”

Henry snorted. “Now you don’t even call me Dad?”

Violet felt a shiver run down her spine when she heard his voice. She responded with sarcasm, “Does someone who drugs his own daughter and hands her over to other men have the right to be called Dad?”

Henry was momentarily taken aback, recalling the events of the previous night. He maintained a calm facade. “Violet, what’s your relationship with Patrick Hersey?”

“Then aren’t you afraid I might take action against Charles’s

as you can outmatch Patrick, go

“It seems like what

refusing to answer the question. Henry did not press further on the matter, instead moving on to the main issue. “Alright, let’s put everything else aside for now. Shouldn’t

tone was confident as if he believed Violet would

disgust. “Why should I withdraw the lawsuit? She plagiarized my work. Shouldn’t she be punished for that?”

of disgust. Henry continued, “Don’t rely on Patrick to help you. To be frank with you, if Veronica is driven to commit suicide because of this, even if you win the lawsuit, what will it achieve? At most, it will make everyone see you as heartless. Furthermore, if you

you afraid

them. What does that prove? I’m just trying to advise you to withdraw the lawsuit, from a

to be seen as a bully, you’d better drop the lawsuit.” Henry not only left himself without the possibility of being blamed by the

expected that Henry would completely side with Veronica. She hung

something that could never be revealed, but right now, it was definitely the worst

take her own life, and people were sympathizing with her. If everyone suddenly found out that Patrick and Violet were married, they would likely assume that Violet was using Patrick’s influence to bully Veronica. In that case, it would be

bitch! I can’t believe you’re blaming everything on me!” Veronica rolled her eyes, looking at her newly manicured nails, and replied, “Well, your reputation is already in the gutter, so a bit more scandal doesn’t really matter. Besides, aren’t we still technically married? Isn’t it normal for

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